Form of Intrigue

Inundation

Course

Sculptor

The sculptural artwork of Laura Ellen Bacon uses natural materials and spans the genres of craft, land art and sculpture.

“To find someone doing something so imaginative and original is quite rare. She just really understands nature and how to emulate it.”

Janice Blackburn,
Curator

“It seems impossible to look at Bacon’s sculptures without asking how they have been made. Their apparent simplicity of form is deceptive and we see on closer inspection that they consist of a complicated system of knots and weaves, allowing us to consider their inner structure as well as their outward appearance in much the same way as we regard the pierced, hollow forms of Hepworth and Moore.

They have a powerful and muscular – if not ominous – presence, with each willow stick creating a distinctly taut and sinewy appearance. They enthral and inspire wonder, not only for their size and intricacy, but because no one looking at them can ever quite believe that Laura Ellen works alone or that she achieves such great speed.